Gunton, Suffolk

Gunton
Pleasurewood Hills theme park
52.500052, 1.747554
52.500052, 1.747554
Gunton
Location within Suffolk
Population6,640 (2011 est.)
OS grid referenceTM545957
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLowestoft
Postcode districtNR32
Dialling code01502
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°30′00″N 1°44′53″E / 52.500°N 1.748°E / 52.500; 1.748

Gunton is a suburb of Lowestoft, in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk. Gunton was a small coastal village, but over the years it has been suburbanised. Gunton has an estimated population of 6,640. The main A12 or Yarmouth Road runs through the area. The eastern part of Gunton, from Yarmouth Road to Gunton Cliff, is one of the most affluent parts of Lowestoft, after the North Broads area of Oulton Broad.

Hollingsworth Road, the main road through west Gunton, is named after the philanthropist Howard Hollingsworth who lived at Gunton Cliff.

Gunton was home to Roland Leighton and his family, and it is described by Vera Brittain in her First World War autobiography Testament of Youth.